- Date
- April 2, 1988, 11:23 local (16:23 UTC)
- Place
- Stockbridge, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9871CNorth American T-6G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880402053409A
- Case key
- 7729
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane landed with the left wheel locked, and subsequently nosed over during the ldg roll. Post-crash exam revealed that the left wheel could not be rotated in the fwd direction by hand, and that it could be rotated aft by hand only with considerable effort. The wheel remained locked in the fwd direction after the hyd brake line was disconnected from the left brake assy. Disassembly of the brake assy revealed no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction. The plt indicated that brake fluid had leaked onto the brake shoe causing it to expand and lock the wheel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9871C
- Reported as
- North American T-6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49-3030A
- Airframe hours
- 6,043
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hinton, Jr. Zack B.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 5, 1987 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 4A0
- Airport
- 4A0 · Berry Hill, runway 29, 3,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 255 in this make and model · 3,400 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9871C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.